Pronounced: QUACK-sal-vuhr, noun
Notes: An interesting word
Yesterday’s word
The word quotidian means
- occurring every day
- belonging to each day; everyday
- commonplace; ordinary
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1300s
Background / Comments
What a great word to swap out for “daily”! Our word comes form the Latin word quotīdiānus / cottīdiānus (daily), which comes from the adverb cottīdiē (every day). The root is quot (however may occur; every) combined with diē (day).
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